Tag: financial ratio

Accounts Payable Turnover Analysis

See Also: Accounts Receivable Turnover Days Payable Outstanding Financial Ratios Operating Cycle Analysis Accounts Payable Turnover Definition The accounts payable turnover ratio indicates how many times a company pays off its suppliers during an accounting period. It also measures how a company manages paying its own bills. A higher ratio is generally more favorable as

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Financial Ratios

Monitoring a company’s performance using ratio analysis and comparing those measures to industry benchmarks often leads to improvements in company performance. Not to mention these ratios are often part of loan covenants. The following article provides an overview of the 5 categories of financial ratios and links to their description and calculation. Use the following

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Operating Leases Going Away?

The FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) and the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) are recommending that the use of operating leases be scrapped. In addition, they are recommending that you treat all leases as capital leases. For over 40 years, FAS 13 has been the standard. But this step will change all that. Operating Leases

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